Compliance

Though it was created as a counterbalance to a series of early-aughts corporate accounting scandals, many of today’s most important corporate compliance themes are deeply rooted in the seminal Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX). Indeed, as McDermott Will & Emery partner Michael W. Peregrine explores, the law, which turned 20 years old in July, gave birth to the modern corporate responsibility movement...

Embattled Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigned after a revolt in his own party. While the political repercussions of Johnson’s tenure, especially how it ended, will be felt mostly within the UK, Miller & Chevalier’s Alejandra Montenegro Almonte and Nicole Gökçebay share what compliance and ethics lessons can be gleaned from the ordeal. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s resignation has certainly...

U.S. law may require your company to collect employee and contractor data in a manner that on its face would run afoul of GDPR requirements in Europe. VIAVI Solutions’ Matt Silverman explains how firms can successfully perform this high-wire act. U.S. export laws regulate more than just the shipment of tangible goods from one country to another: They control the...

You don’t know me, and I don’t know you — not really. But I do know you read this site and that’s because I work here. I know that you are responsible for some aspect of corporate compliance or risk management or one of the dozen other areas we cover. If you’d asked me two years ago what corporate compliance...

Data breaches will continue to occur, and when organizations are targeted, they may be subject to multiple state and federal laws requiring public disclosure. But as David Balser explains, how and when to reveal a breach isn’t a cut-and-dried issue. When a company discovers that it has been a victim of a data breach, it is essential to act quickly....

Russia cranked up its gold production to offset previous international sanctions; now, the U.S. and a group of international allies are cutting off that particular revenue stream in an effort to hamstring Russia’s continued invasion of Ukraine. The U.S. Treasury Department has issued additional sanctions against Russia, targeting almost 100 entities and individuals, and prohibited import of Russian gold. The...

In our hot housing market, the only concern for the typical real estate professional is getting the highest dollar they can for a property. But possible new rules targeting illegal cash could remake the regulatory landscape in real estate, changing things for buyers, sellers and agents. In a recent Instagram post, Ryan Serhant, celebrity real estate agent and star of...

The SEC’s prosecution of chief compliance officers remains a fraught and controversial topic. A recent announcement of an enforced settlement with a financial advising firm and its CCO could raise even more questions about the role of CCOs and what standards the SEC uses in sanctioning them. Two Eversheds Sutherland partners give us a close read of the SEC’s order...

The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), a membership association of more than 90,000 anti-fraud professionals globally, and Grant Thornton LLP, one of America’s largest audit, tax and advisory firms, has released a comprehensive guide titled “Managing Fraud Risks in an Evolving ESG Environment.” Environmental, social and governance initiatives are some of the most important topics discussed in boardrooms today....

The struggles financial institutions face when it comes to compliance are nothing new. And while technology is often billed as a clarifying force, that magic bullet remains elusive. Napier’s Aidan Houlihan discusses how the Russian invasion of Ukraine casts a spotlight on the stopgap solutions firms have relied on for far too long. For many years, banks have been struggling...

Cell and gene therapy is revolutionizing healthcare. But its efficacy relies on good old-fashioned supply chain management. Good luck with that. Take a seat, Joe. We’re going to draw a vial of your blood and ship it to the lab for gene splicing. We expect to have it back here in the office in exactly seven days and we'll re-inject...

Companies are eager to establish their ESG programs, and it’s not hard to understand why. But as a trio of experts from FTI Consulting detail, there are many reasons why it’s wise to take some measured steps before diving into the deep end. FTI Consulting’s Beth Junell, Brian Ong and Edith Wong co-authored this article. Hardly a day goes by...